Her Majesty poses with the 17th century St Edward's Crown for the first time since her Coronation 65 years ago

 
The Queen (pictured left on the BBC documentary and right wearing St Edward's Crown in 1953) has only ever worn St Edward's Crown on her Coronation Day. The crown was used by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the actual moment of coronation. In a new BBC documentary, entitled The Coronation, the Queen will share her personal memories of the ceremony at Westminster Abbey in 1953. Although many associate the British monarch with the Imperial State Crown - normally sported at the State Opening of Parliament - the St Edward's Crown is used by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the actual moment of coronation. Made for Charles II in 1661 by the Crown Jeweller, Robert Viner, it was a replacement for the original, medieval crown which had been melted down in 1649 by the Parliamentarians and was thought to date back to an 11th century royal saint.